Basal Alignment Project
Free, Common Core-aligned lessons for 3rd-5th grade Basal reading series
The Basal Alignment Project offers:
A library of 300+ revised lessons for common Basal reading series (3rd-5th grades), each carefully aligned to the CCSS. Each new lesson includes quality text-dependent questions, improved tasks, and a focus on academic vocabulary.
Basal Readers for which BAP offers free lesson revisions:
HMH Collections HMH Journeys HMH Medallion/Reading HMH Nation’s Choice HMH StoryTown HMH Trophies MH Imagine It! MH Open Court MH Treasures MH Treasures (CA) Pearson Reading Street
How are educators using these materials?
- A free source of CCSS-aligned lessons which use existing materials
- Professional development on the Common Core
Who creates these materials?
Hundreds of teachers worked collaboratively to develop these replacement materials, following deep training on the Common Core by Student Achievement Partners. Each lesson has been authored, edited, and reviewed by a team of teachers.
Join the Basal Alignment Project
To access the materials, you must be an EdModo member.
How to join this Group on EdModo:
- Join or log into EdModo.
- Join our Group:
- Click “Join” under Groups, in the left-hand section of the page
- Enter code F4Q6NM - Find Basal Alignment Project materials in Folders
For more information on how to use the BAP materials:
After joining the EdModo Group, see the Folder titled: "An Introduction to the Basal Alignment Project".
Help Author the Basal Alignment Project
If your school or district would be interested in helping to author these resources, we welcome your help! The EdModo Group features information on participating.